Conclusion
At the beginning of this course, I didn’t even know the full breadth of what “Romance Studies” was, let alone…
Amulet
Amulet by Robert Bolano gave such a unique delivery on Latin American history through an unusual narrative. The book’s narrator,…
The Old Gringo
“If it is necessary, our atomized consciousness invents love, imagines it or feigns it, but does not live without it,…
W or The Memory of Childhood
Georges Perec’s W or the Memory of Childhood examines themes of memory, childhood, and war through two unique separate stories….
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan was a bittersweet book about Cecile, a 17-year-old girl, as she grows up and learns…
Agostino
Alberto Moravia’s Agostino explored important themes upon coming of age, in particular within sexuality. A few pages in after starting…
The Shrouded Woman
Must we die in order to know certain things? Maria Luisa Bombal’s The Shrouded Woman, like Proust’s Combray, pertains to…
Combray
Marcel Proust’s Combray was a challenging yet profound read for me. I expected to run into some trouble trying to…
Introduction
Hello everyone! I’m Lilian, a third-year majoring in Anthropology and I’m taking RMST 202 as part of my literature requirement…